Kestratherina is a genus of silversides endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean off southern Australia.
| Kestratherina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Atherininae |
| Genus: | Kestratherina A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Atherinichthys esox Klunzinger, 1872[1]
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Species
editThe currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Kestratherina brevirostris (A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988) (short-snout hardyhead)
- Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger, 1872) (pikehead hardyhead)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Kestratherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kestratherina". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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